Author: David
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First trip – the Preston, Llandudno, Liverpool triangle
I knew that I was always going to be nervous on my first trip on Trivial Pursuit. This was not so much about the sailing of the boat, which is after all, very similar to sailing a dinghy, but more about the managing of the boat, navigation and getting the tides right. This latter point…
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Salty sea dog
Dogs and boats don’t necessarily go that well together. Our dog, Rosie, is a Bedlington whippet. She is 11 years old and while she hates the experience of getting wet, this changes when she is on an open expanse of sandy beach when she will gladly run into the sea. This is not, however, her…
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Cockpit deck replacement
Last season I had realised that, while the teak on the cockpit deck seating was in reasonable condition, it was mounted onto plywood that was in poor condition. That is to say that it was waterlogged, spongy, and doing very little to keep the teak secure to the surface. At the start of this season,…
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Welcome to Sailing Trivial Pursuit…
I have for a long time had an obsession with boats that has verged on unhealthy. I first sailed in my early teens with my dad in a Mirror Dinghy at Bough Beach Sailing Club in Kent and then at Worthing. We weren’t very good at it and there wasn’t anywhere very close to home…
Sailing Trivial Pursuit 